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Updated: 7:57 AM EDT Sep 27, 2013

A South Florida woman who claimed to have psychic powers has been convicted by a jury of multiple fraud charges in what prosecutors called a long-running $40 million scam.Jurors in West Palm Beach federal court found Rose Marks, 62, guilty of all 14 counts. She faces a maximum 20-year prison sentence.More From WPBF: Email alerts | Mobile | SocialMarks and other family members operated out of storefronts in Fort Lauderdale and New York City. Testimony showed she convinced people that money was the source of evil and that they should give her cash and valuables to be cleansed and returned, even though most was not.Several other family members previously pleaded guilty.One victim was romance novelist Jude Deveraux, who testified she gave Marks about $18 million over several years.View, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local:9146236

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —

A South Florida woman who claimed to have psychic powers has been convicted by a jury of multiple fraud charges in what prosecutors called a long-running $40 million scam.

Jurors in West Palm Beach federal court found Rose Marks, 62, guilty of all 14 counts. She faces a maximum 20-year prison sentence.

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Marks and other family members operated out of storefronts in Fort Lauderdale and New York City. Testimony showed she convinced people that money was the source of evil and that they should give her cash and valuables to be cleansed and returned, even though most was not.

Several other family members previously pleaded guilty.

One victim was romance novelist Jude Deveraux, who testified she gave Marks about $18 million over several years.